sgmn Posted May 11 #121251 Share Posted May 11 9 hours ago, h20skibum said: Just in case no one saw it, there is a geomagnetic storm that may let some of us in the north see the Northern lights. They may be visible tonight and tomorrow night. Hoping for the clouds to clear out. They say that they are visible in Europe and UK now, since it is already dark there. We could see them clearly from the south of England last night 25 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted May 11 #121252 Share Posted May 11 2 minutes ago, sgmn said: We could see them clearly from the south of England last night Stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aussielozzie18 Posted May 11 #121253 Share Posted May 11 @helen haywood sorry to read of your accident on board. @FromSea2ShiningSea sorry you are feeling so sick & fatigued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted May 11 #121254 Share Posted May 11 (edited) A bit behind so apologies if I've missed something important. I'll try and catch up tonight. We've finally got some good weather here. On Thursday we went to Bournemouth/Poole for a walk along the beach and yesterday we drove to Baron Rothschilds weekend party house, Waddesdon. Its now jointly owned by the family and the National Trust. We went for a wine tasting in the wine cellers. The family have thousands of bottles, one magnum is worth half a million pounds. There are loads of Rothchilds vineyards all over the world including China and California. Today we hope to go out on the boat for the first time as the Thames has finally dropped from red to yellow, decreasing status. Waddesdon, https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/waddesdon Edited May 11 by sgmn 19 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgmn Posted May 11 #121255 Share Posted May 11 10 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said: Stunning! Unfortunately Gary only realised around midnight and took some photos but didn't wake me 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted May 11 #121256 Share Posted May 11 Our view from our street in Vienna Ohio last night. After being in Oxford Ohio for the total eclipse black out and now this. I was in total awe. 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temple1 Posted May 11 #121257 Share Posted May 11 20 hours ago, akcruz said: This shot was taken not far from where we live, not my picture, a local photographer that shares their pics on many of the social media sites. Beautiful sunset last night. What a difference a few miles make, It was still cloudy in Garden City at sunset,. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted May 11 #121258 Share Posted May 11 2 hours ago, sgmn said: We could see them clearly from the south of England last night 2 hours ago, Lionesss said: Our view from our street in Vienna Ohio last night. After being in Oxford Ohio for the total eclipse black out and now this. I was in total awe. WOW!! Incredible pictures. I wish we could have seen it. We drove for about an hour outside the city to see if we could see it. Unfortunately no luck. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 11 #121259 Share Posted May 11 16 hours ago, dpostman said: I put the whole trussed chicken in a large Ziploc bag. Herbs vary depending of what I have on hand, but usually, add 3 or 4 garlic cloves, 3 or 4 slices of lemon, a few sprigs of rosemary. Then fill bag with broth. I make sure the cavity is full of broth, and then squeeze out all the air and close bag. I place the sealed bag in a pot of water and sous-vide at 60°C (140°F) for 60 minutes. After that, I remove chicken from bag, season with salt and pepper and place on spit. I usually do 2 chickens when I do this because... well just because 😉. This gives a really nice moisture to the usually dry parts and the cook time on the spit is reduced since the chicken is already half way there. I feel validated since Alex the French Cooking Guy, demonstrated a similar method used by top chefs last year. They only poach for 20 minutes, but not sous-vide, they dunk the chicken in a whole pot of broth. I'm too cheap to waste that much broth. If anyone tries this, let me know how it turned out. dp Thanks. I'll definitely be trying this, but I think I'll do a basic rotisserie first. You know...I need to get a baseline data point first. All in the name of science. 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted May 11 #121260 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 13 hours ago, h20skibum said: Just in case no one saw it, there is a geomagnetic storm that may let some of us in the north see the Northern lights. They may be visible tonight and tomorrow night. Hoping for the clouds to clear out. They say that they are visible in Europe and UK now, since it is already dark there. Some people in the south saw a little bit lights too......pink and green....and NO it was not Lilly Pulitzer doing a light show in her signature colors, or that rocket launch that we see sometimes from the back yard, it was that Mighty one up there. Not as beautiful as Sue's pictures, but like some random fireworks or colored lightening flashes. Then we had a drenching rain storm. Edited May 11 by Arzeena 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 11 #121261 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 15 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said: @dpostman @bobmacliberty Have either of you tried to sous vide lobster tail? 14 hours ago, dpostman said: Hum... nope. I would definitely try that thought. Oddly enough, we had whole Lobsters 🦞 yesterday for my DD birthday. Leftovers today along with grilled burgers 🍔 dp I've never even thought about that. Makes sense though. One of the biggest problems with cooking lobster is leaving them in the pot too long. Sous vide would let you more precisely control the temp. I would think that the vacuum seal would not be necessary though. Maybe just cook them in a sous vide controlled large pot??? Time to do some googling... Edit...Serious Eats (my go to web site for all things sous vide) agrees that sous vide is the best way to cook lobster. It's a little more involved than traditional techniques needing to par boil the lobster first, then remove the meat, then finish using sous vide. Adding this to my list of things to try. How to Cook Sous Vide Lobster | The Food Lab (seriouseats.com) Edited May 11 by bobmacliberty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 11 #121262 Share Posted May 11 11 hours ago, Keksie said: Our sunset. Home tomorrow. For a sea day we were busy. A tornado wrecked havoc 14 miles north of us and spent a lot of time on the phone walking the house sitters through powering up the generator etc. Thank goodness we only have branches down. How many we will find out tomorrow. I think that same storm continued east across northern Florida and hit us. High winds and lots of thunder. No tornado but we have a lot of smaller branches down. Not as bad as you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted May 11 #121263 Share Posted May 11 11 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said: Hey Sis, Great choice. That is one I really like, maybe you will let me borrow yours😉 I am not a beaded bling bling Mary Frances girl, but when I saw that one, I had to have it. Will bring it on Feb cruise, you can borrow.😁 Please return with a few $100 bills that you may win in the casino. Hmmmm, maybe will also give to our Lucky Sue to borrow if returned with some casino winnings in cash! Shall we get into business Sis?😁 😆 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11 #121264 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 17 hours ago, dpostman said: I put the whole trussed chicken in a large Ziploc bag. Herbs vary depending of what I have on hand, but usually, add 3 or 4 garlic cloves, 3 or 4 slices of lemon, a few sprigs of rosemary. Then fill bag with broth. I make sure the cavity is full of broth, and then squeeze out all the air and close bag. I place the sealed bag in a pot of water and sous-vide at 60°C (140°F) for 60 minutes. After that, I remove chicken from bag, season with salt and pepper and place on spit. I usually do 2 chickens when I do this because... well just because 😉. This gives a really nice moisture to the usually dry parts and the cook time on the spit is reduced since the chicken is already half way there. I feel validated since Alex the French Cooking Guy, demonstrated a similar method used by top chefs last year. They only poach for 20 minutes, but not sous-vide, they dunk the chicken in a whole pot of broth. I'm too cheap to waste that much broth. If anyone tries this, let me know how it turned out. dp I wonder what our American friends would think of Swiss Chalet? Lisa and I occasionally go there for lunch if running errands and often think the couples there are people having affairs.😂 The rest of the clients are seniors at the noon hour. That chicken looks amazing. Edited May 11 by A&L_Ont 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11 #121265 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 16 hours ago, Tree_skier said: Loving all the pictures from everyones cruises... Keep the pictures coming. 139 days until I board Liberty. @FromSea2ShiningSea Helen... Japan looks amazing... @HBE4, @A&L_Ont, @bobmacliberty and @lenquixote66 How about those Canucks!!! I'm definitely missing the chaos that would be sweeping my old home town... 🙂. 30 years since these teams played each other. one can’t help to be excited. Like how they are using their original warm up song. U2 just brings it as they come on the ice. Oilers pulled out a win last night. I have Edmonton beating Vancouver in my hockey pool. Don’t worry, I also had them winning the Cup again so I could be wrong. 😂 Edited May 11 by A&L_Ont 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 11 #121266 Share Posted May 11 14 hours ago, h20skibum said: Just in case no one saw it, there is a geomagnetic storm that may let some of us in the north see the Northern lights. They may be visible tonight and tomorrow night. Hoping for the clouds to clear out. They say that they are visible in Europe and UK now, since it is already dark there. I didn't see anything last night, did you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11 #121267 Share Posted May 11 13 hours ago, MancGirl21 said: Long time lurker here, just wanted to share this it was an amazing sight! @MancGirl21 thanks for the share. They were amazing last night. Also sending you a warm welcome to the “family” here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11 #121268 Share Posted May 11 (edited) A few photos from here last night. Just had to walk out past the barn lights for the best views. I’ve never seen them like this at home ever. I’ve seen them at our place in Alberta but that is much further north. I thought Hailey’s Comet was amazing but this beat it hands down. Edited May 11 by A&L_Ont 31 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 11 #121269 Share Posted May 11 8 hours ago, ReneeFLL said: I have been prescribed both and they aren’t the same. Correct. I don't know what the point if his post even was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 11 #121270 Share Posted May 11 4 hours ago, sgmn said: We could see them clearly from the south of England last night Awesome! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted May 11 #121271 Share Posted May 11 5 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said: A few photos from here last night. Just had to walk out past the barn lights for the best views. I’ve never seen them like this at home ever. I’ve seen them at our place in Alberta but that is much further north. I thought Hailey’s Comet was amazing but this beat it hands down. Incredible pictures. So beautiful. We went driving around last night wanting to see it but did not see anything. I think we were out too late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11 #121272 Share Posted May 11 3 minutes ago, Sea Dog said: Incredible pictures. So beautiful. We went driving around last night wanting to see it but did not see anything. I think we were out too late. That sucks. They are supposedly visible again tonight. You could kind of see what was going on with your eyes, but if you open up your camera on your phone, that’s when they really became visible. I hope you guys have better luck tonight. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sea Dog Posted May 11 #121273 Share Posted May 11 Just now, A&L_Ont said: That sucks. They are supposedly visible again tonight. You could kind of see what was going on with your eyes, but if you open up your camera on your phone, that’s when they really became visible. I hope you guys have better luck tonight. We were bummed as others in our city had success. We will try again tonight. We drove about 30 minutes outside the city to get away from the light pollution but did not see anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted May 11 #121274 Share Posted May 11 1 minute ago, A&L_Ont said: That sucks. They are supposedly visible again tonight. You could kind of see what was going on with your eyes, but if you open up your camera on your phone, that’s when they really became visible. I hope you guys have better luck tonight. Is there a particular direction where they are more visible? I assumed north but couldn't find them anywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11 #121275 Share Posted May 11 42 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: Is there a particular direction where they are more visible? I assumed north but couldn't find them anywhere. They were all around us, but to the north is where they were more spectacular. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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